Mayra Velasquez denies 2012 killing as attorneys challenge DNA link and suspect focus

Name: Mayra Velasquez denies 2012 killing as attorneys challenge DNA link and suspect focus
Uploaded: 2026-07-31T16:05:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 39 s
Description: Mayra Velasquez said she is innocent as she sat beside her attorney, days after being released on bond in the 2012 killing of her friend inside an Arlington apartment. Her attorneys dispute the DNA evidence linking her to blood at the scene and argue that investigators overlooked another woman connected to the victim.

Mayra Velasquez said she is innocent as she sat beside her attorney, days after being released on bond in the 2012 killing of her friend inside an Arlington apartment. Her attorneys dispute the DNA evidence linking her to blood at the scene and argue that investigators overlooked another woman connected to the victim.